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Hardcover The Invention of the Park: Recreational Landscapes from the Garden of Eden to Disney's Magic Kingdom Book

ISBN: 074563138X

ISBN13: 9780745631387

The Invention of the Park: Recreational Landscapes from the Garden of Eden to Disney's Magic Kingdom

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The word 'park' conjures a kaleidoscope of bucolic images. Childhood frolics in urban playgrounds. Strolls through the country estates of Stourhead and Versailles. Wilderness adventures in the Serengeti. White-knuckle thrill rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Coney Island. The Invention of the Park explores our fascination with making parks. In a broad-ranging environmental and social history, authors Karen Jones and John Wills search for a...

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